Before going to Yuqian Hutong, Cheng Chi went to Heshoutang where Mrs. Guo lived.
Seeing him coming back, the old lady thought he was here to talk to her. She was in a good mood and ordered the maid to get some Go. She said to Cheng Chi, "Let's play a few games. You haven't come to play chess with me for a while! Shaojin's chess skills should have improved a lot, right?"
Shao Jin, that... that can also be called playing chess.
That's just fooling around with him, okay
However, it is more interesting than playing chess seriously!
Cheng Chi thought about it, and a smile appeared in his eyes. He smiled and said without answering: "I thought you were angry! It seems that you are in a good mood!"
"If I hadn't found some fun for myself, I would have been pissed off to death by you little bastards." Old Man Guo instructed the little maid to place the chessboard on the table on the kang, and said, "One is selfish, one is submissive, and one is lawless... None of them is easy to deal with!"
Cheng Chi laughed and said, "It's not that we are bad, it's that you are too demanding. Although my eldest brother is a little selfish, he is not confused about major issues. My second brother is just caught in the middle and has to be a peacemaker. As for me... I have mother and brothers to give in to me, and I would be unworthy of my reputation as a child of an aristocratic family if I don't act lawless!"
"You still think you're right?" Old Madam Guo said, with a mixture of laughter and tears, "If your father were still alive, he would have punished you with family rules if he heard you say that!"
Cheng Chi took the opportunity to touch Madam Guo's hand, and said half jokingly and half seriously: "So don't be angry with Daddy, he has no other choice. Aren't Tian Ji's horse racing and sacrificing pawns to save the king good strategies to survive in desperate situations? Maybe if I hadn't encountered such a thing, I wouldn't have made it! How much you and Daddy spoiled me at that time!"
Mrs. Guo said nothing.
Cheng Chi just kept holding his mother's hand.
After a long while, Mrs. Guo sighed and said helplessly, "You...are a kind-hearted child!"
Cheng Chi laughed and whispered, "As for the girl from the Fang family, just raise your hand and let her pass! There's no need to drag the Fang family into this matter because of me."
To prevent the conflict with the Yuan family from becoming more and more serious.
Of course, he certainly couldn't say this in front of his mother, otherwise if the old lady got angry, no one could stop her.
Madam Guo glanced at him and asked, "You know this now?"
Cheng Chi said with a smirk, "I originally wanted to be your little cotton-padded jacket, but now that I'm a man, I can only be a worm in your stomach..."
"Pah! Pah! Pah!" Old Madam Guo laughed, "What worms in the stomach, you're so surprised to hear that! You, stop playing tricks on me. Although I'm old, I still have that look in my eyes. Don't think you can get away with it by making fun of me. I know what you're thinking. Aren't you worried that Yuan Shi will resent me? But if Yuan Shi doesn't instigate me and Fang Family doesn't commit suicide, I won't have a chance to do it even if I want to. Since they're rushing to get involved in this matter, how can I let them down?" Then she said bitterly, "I hate people plotting against me the most in my life!"
Cheng Chi was speechless.
Madam Guo placed the chess bowl with black chess pieces in front of Cheng Chi and said, "Don't worry about this matter. I know what's going on. I originally wanted to let your cousins from the Guo family make up the number and choose a wife for you between your cousins from the Guo family and Shao Jin. In order to avoid that they would propose marriage to the Zhou family just after we split up the clan, and see something was going on. But this would inevitably damage the reputation of the Guo family, and I felt a little uncomfortable, so I let it go. Now it's just right, the Guo family has been brought up, and your marriage will not arouse suspicion from others... You should quickly decide on your job, I think I can go to the Zhou family to propose marriage after August 15th!"
Cheng Chi knew that the old lady kept the young lady from the Fang family in order to build momentum for Shao Jin. Now that the old lady admitted it so bluntly, he knew that the old lady had already made up her mind about the matter, so he couldn't say anything more. He could only hope that Yuan would not interfere and drag the young lady from the Fang family into the water.
After playing two games of chess with his mother, seeing that it was getting late, Cheng Chi found an excuse to say goodbye to Mrs. Guo and went to Yuqian Hutong.
The day after Li came to pay her respects to Madam Guo, she chose an auspicious day to return to Baoding Prefecture.
Zhou Shaojin was the only one at home in Yuqian Hutong. The steward, servant, and gatekeeper were all Cheng Chi's men. Seeing Cheng Chi coming, there was absolutely no reason to stop him. The servants ran to Chuihua Gate to report, while the steward accompanied Cheng Chi inside.
Zhou Shaojin thought that the Mid-Autumn Festival was coming soon, so he brewed a few jars of osmanthus wine himself. He was tasting the bland osmanthus wine in the ear room where the wine was kept when he heard the maid's report. Before he could put down the cup in his hand, Cheng Chi walked in.
"Why did you think of brewing osmanthus wine?" He smelled a faint aroma of osmanthus wine as he walked into the main courtyard.
Zhou Shaojin was a little embarrassed and said, "Isn't the Mid-Autumn Festival coming soon? We can't buy all the gifts for the Mid-Autumn Festival at the market, right? I brewed osmanthus wine before, and everyone said it tasted good. It just so happened that the osmanthus flowers were in full bloom this year, so I brewed a few more jars. It's not a rare thing, I just want to show my appreciation."
Cheng Chi was very happy when he heard this.
Shao Jin was gentle and introverted, so he had never expected her to be able to manage the household affairs. But she was able to think about these social etiquettes, and occasionally go out with relatives and friends at home, and he would intervene a few times, and the social interactions would be handled.
"Oh?!" He pretended to be unconvinced and laughed, "You can also make osmanthus wine? I didn't expect it!"
Zhou Shaojin just smiled.
Uncle Chi always likes to make her happy.
Of course, it wasn't that he didn't believe she could make wine, he just wanted to make himself happy.
She scooped a small cup of wine and handed it to Cheng Chi: "Uncle Chi, please try it and see if it tastes good or not?"
Cheng Chi took a sip.
It is brewed with Jinhua wine, with golden osmanthus and silver osmanthus added. It still has the lingering taste of Jinhua wine, but also has the rich aroma of golden osmanthus and silver osmanthus.
"Not bad!" Cheng Chi said with a smile, "Mother likes Jinhua wine, she should also like this osmanthus wine."
Zhou Shaojin's eyes turned into crescent moons when she heard that. She pulled Cheng Chi to see the osmanthus wine she had buried in the backyard: "… I brewed the glutinous rice wine myself, added rock sugar, longan and red dates, ten jars of golden osmanthus, ten jars of silver osmanthus, ten jars of red osmanthus, and twenty jars of sorghum wine. The glutinous rice wine will be drunk during the Mid-Autumn Festival next year, and the sorghum wine will be buried for five or six years and then dug up. By then, I will make pigeons for Uncle Chi to drink with."
His little girl was like a boat that had been drifting for a long time and finally docked in his harbor.
He actually buried the wine in the ground and said he would dig it up in five years...
Cheng Chi looked at her with a smile.
I feel like there is no better time than this moment.
The person he loves is telling him about their future!
Cheng Chi felt his blood boiling just thinking about it.
His gaze slowly moved from her eyes to her lips that were as red as petals. It was like the scorching sun, lingering around her lips... It was like a pair of invisible hands gently caressing her lips... It made her feel flustered... She felt so uncomfortable...
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help but stutter: "I can also cook Feng duck, Feng goose, Cao duck and Cao goose. What does Uncle Chi like to eat? I will make it for you when the time comes..."
“I like everything Shaojin does…” Cheng Chi leaned over, getting closer and closer to those rosy and delicate lips, “As long as it’s done by Shaojin, I like it…” He slowly approached.
Zhou Shaojin could even feel his hot breath and smell the faint fragrance on him.
Uncle Chi, are you going to kiss her
But this was outdoors, in the yard, with maids and servants serving beside them...
Zhou Shaojin felt the heat rushing to her face, as if she was trapped in a bathroom. The steam made her breathless and her head felt dizzy. She was still wondering, did Uncle Chi change the incense? That scent didn't seem to be the same as "As I have heard"... It was stronger than "As I have heard", but just as nice, like cinnamon, but much lighter than cinnamon... Was it because Uncle Chi changed the incense? Her mind seemed a little confused...
My face was held up by a pair of warm and gentle hands.
Zhou Shaojin's eyes became moist due to the heat.
My heart was also gripped.
There is a little fear, a little expectation, and a little recklessness like trying to cover up one's mistakes.
The hot breath hit her cheek.
Zhou Shaojin closed his eyes...
Suddenly, a woman's terrified voice came from my ears: "Shao Jin... Shao Jin... you... you..."
The warmth suddenly left Zhou Shaojin.
She quickly opened her eyes.
I saw Zhou Chujin standing under the osmanthus tree in the backyard.
Zhou Chujin's face was full of astonishment, and he stared at her straightly, with a few boxes of snacks at his feet.
“Sister…” Zhou Shaojin’s face turned pale instantly.
Why is my sister here
Where is the maid who was serving her just now
Zhou Shaojin subconsciously hid behind Cheng Chi.
Cheng Chi was embarrassed.
It was all because of his carelessness.
Seeing that there was nothing to do, he began to indulge himself... As a result, when Nanny Shang and the others saw them together, they tried to find ways to send away the servants around Shao Jin... But they didn't expect Zhou Chu Jin to barge in at this time and scared Shao Jin.
He took a step forward, hiding Zhou Shaojin behind him, his expression slightly restrained, his look became serious, and he said: "Chu Jin, the truth is not what you imagined..."
"I don't want to hear anything!" Zhou Chujin said harshly, his body shaking.
The facts were there, she had seen it with her own eyes, could it be false? Was he still trying to quibble
Zhou Chujin felt like he was about to pass out.
She held onto the trunk of the osmanthus tree and thus avoided falling down.
No wonder!
No wonder!
Uncle Chi is especially nice to Shaojin, and there is always something different in the way he looks at Shaojin.
He gave her a house, bought her jewelry, and considered her in everything. He even used Shaojin's marriage as an excuse to convince himself to write a letter to his father to keep Shaojin in the capital and help the eldest master of the Li family to do business with the inner court... So that's it!
Her sister, who was as pure as a piece of white paper, whom she protected even when she was covered in wounds, was actually coveted by her most trusted and respected uncle...
Anger, disappointment, and self-blame surged towards her like a tidal wave.
She took a few steps forward and raised her hand to fan Cheng Chi, but Chixiang's voice came from behind her: "Madam, all the things have been moved to the second young lady's room..."
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Dear, I am going to Lijiang today and the trip will probably take one day. This chapter will be published on schedule.
It is said that you can see many great gods and beauties... From Qidian, Yunqi...
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※(To be continued)